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Darius and Parysatis had two sons born to them, of whom the elder was Artaxerxes and the younger Cyrus.1 Now when Darius lay sick and suspected that the end of his life was near, he wished to have both his sons with him.

1 In regard to the persons mentioned and the events sketched in sections1-4, see Introduction, pp. 231 sqq.

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